This book contains 29 chapters on the clinical signs, laboratory diagnosis and diagnostic techniques for medical conditions in ferrets, procyonids, skunks, rabbits, rats and mice, hamsters and gerbils, guineapigs, chinchillas, degus, viscachas, capybaras, squirrels, marsupials, hedgehogs,...

Parasitic infections are widespread among reptiles and may cause serious problems. Any data on its prevalence may be useful for their health management in captivity. Hence, a survey through faecal sample examination was conducted to assess the helminth fauna in captive reptiles [Caiman crocodile (...

Reptiles and amphibians are exceptional hosts for different ectoparasites, including mites and ticks. In this study, we investigated tick infestations on reptiles and amphibians trapped in Central Amazonia, and also assessed the presence of rickettsial infections in the collected ticks. From...

Non-crocodylian reptiles have hearts with a single ventricle, which is partially separated by a muscular ridge that provides some separation of blood flows. An exceptional situation exists in monitor lizards and pythons, where the ventricular left side generates a much higher systolic blood...

A growing number of reptiles are being kept as companion animals in private households, and this has resulted in a concomitant rise in welfare concerns. Poor welfare has been linked to a lack of the emotional attachment in other groups. The aim of this study was to investigate owner attachment to...

The objective of the study was to record the tick species collected from three species of tortoise, each in a different province of South Africa. Ticks were collected from leopard tortoises, Stigmochyles pardalis, in the southern region of the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga province; from...

Reptiles are carriers of Salmonella and can intermittently shed bacteria in their faeces. Contact with snakes and lizards is a source of human salmonellosis. Here, two populations of reptiles, wild and captive were surveyed for Salmonella. One hundred thirty wild-caught reptiles were sampled for ...

This work describes the geographical distribution, ecology, population dynamics, capture, trade, welfare and conservation of ball pythons (Python regius), gray parrots (Psittacus erithacus and Psittacus timneh), emperor scorpions (Pandinus imperator), leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis),...

Apicomplexa is a phylum that includes all parasitic protozoa sharing unique ultrastructural features. Haemogregarines are sophisticated apicomplexan blood parasites with an obligatory heteroxenous life cycle and haplohomophasic alternation of generations. Haemogregarines are common blood parasites...